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2015 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

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2015 Southern Illinois Salukis football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Record3–8 (2–6 MVFC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorNick Hill (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorBill O'Boyle (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorDavid Elson (1st season)
Home stadiumSaluki Stadium
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 North Dakota State +^   7 1     13 2  
No. 5 Illinois State +^   7 1     10 3  
No. 8 Northern Iowa ^   5 3     9 5  
No. 15 South Dakota State ^   5 3     8 4  
Western Illinois ^   5 3     7 6  
Indiana State   3 5     5 6  
Youngstown State   3 5     5 6  
South Dakota   3 5     5 6  
Southern Illinois   2 6     3 8  
Missouri State   0 8     1 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2015 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Dale Lennon in his eighth and final season as head coach, the Salukis compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing ninth in the MVFC. Southern Illinois played home games at Saluki Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

On November 30, head coach Lennon was fired.[1] He finished his tenure at Southern Illinois with an eight-year record of 51–42.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 53:00 pmat Indiana*ESPNewsL 47–4836,071
September 126:00 pmat Southeast Missouri State*L 24–278,015
September 266:00 pmNo. 10 Liberty*ESPN3W 34–1311,886
October 33:00 pmat Western IllinoisESPN3L 36–377,125
October 106:00 pmMissouri State
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
ESPN3W 73–265,509
October 172:05 pmat No. 21 Indiana StateESPN3L 36–397,421
October 246:00 pmNo. 16 Youngstown Statedagger
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
ESPN3W 38–31 OT8,459
October 312:00 pmNo. 7 North Dakota State
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
ESPN3L 29–356,508
November 71:00 pmat South DakotaESPN3L 31–348,012
November 142:00 pmNo. 6 Illinois State
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
MVC TV/ESPN3L 21–426,388
November 214:00 pmat No. 15 Northern IowaMVC TV/ESPN3L 28–499,915
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Game summaries

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At Indiana

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1 2 3 4 Total
Salukis 11 21 0 15 47
Hoosiers 7 14 17 10 48

At Southeast Missouri State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Salukis 7 14 3 0 24
Redhawks 17 7 0 3 27

Liberty

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1 2 3 4 Total
#10 Flames 3 3 0 7 13
Salukis 3 17 7 7 34

At Western Illinois

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1 2 3 4 Total
Salukis 0 20 7 9 36
Leathernecks 7 7 14 9 37

Missouri State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 3 13 7 3 26
Salukis 21 17 21 14 73

At Indiana State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Salukis 7 7 7 15 36
#21 Sycamores 7 10 10 12 39

Youngstown State

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1 2 3 4OT Total
#16 Penguins 0 14 14 30 31
Salukis 0 7 13 117 38

North Dakota State

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1 2 3 4 Total
#7 Bison 7 7 7 14 35
Salukis 3 7 9 10 29

At South Dakota

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1 2 3 4 Total
Salukis 7 14 7 3 31
Coyotes 7 13 7 7 34

Illinois State

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1 2 3 4 Total
#6 Redbirds 0 14 21 7 42
Salukis 0 21 0 0 21

At Northern Iowa

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1 2 3 4 Total
Salukis 0 14 14 0 28
#15 Panthers 14 14 14 7 49

References

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  1. ^ "Saluki Football head coach Dale Lennon has been dismissed".